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Workshop held in observation of World AIDS Day, December 1 2007, at Healthinfo Island in Second Life. For more information, see http://healthinfoisland.blogspot.com/
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Finding Quality HIV/AIDS Information
Workshop on searching for quality resources
Carolina Keats, Healthinfo Island
WORLD AIDS DAY 2007: TAKE THE LEAD IN SECOND LIFE
Finding Quality HIV/AIDS Information
• Google for health • MedlinePlus.gov
• Hands-on explorationWORLD AIDS DAY 2007: TAKE THE LEAD IN SECOND LIFE
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Google for Health
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With 221,000,000 results – how do you find good quality information?
The HONcode obliges Websites to respect and disclose the following: 1. Authoritativeness 2. Complementarity 3. Privacy 4. Attribution 5. Justifiability 6. Transparency 7. Financial disclosure 8. Sponsorship
TAKE 2TAKE 2 to explore:http://www.google.com/coop/topics/Health
MedlinePlus
• What is it?
• How is it organized?
• Searching MedlinePlus
• Take 2 for hands-on
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Take 2: MedlinePlus.gov
Basic information: What is it? How is it diagnosed? Where can I find a specialist in …?Resources: Dictionaries, Anatomy texts, portal resources like Medlineplus.gov, medical librarian
Intermediate: Summative information about conditions (“I need to learn everything about x”); Where can I find a support group?Resources: Consumer health databases, portal resources like Medlineplus, medical librarian
Advanced: Specific information beyond the level of most consumer health resources. Resources: Nursing texts, health association websites, PubMed, medical librarian
QUICK DECISION GUIDE FOR FINDING HEALTH INFORMATION
Finding Quality HIV/AIDS Information
• Improvements in Google benefit the health information seeker
• MedlinePlus.gov as a portal site
• Healthinfo Island services
Thank you!
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